• 2580th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 16 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kān (kan1)to investigate • to survey • to collate

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for kān (kan1)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

勘探 

Uncommon

勘察 
勘查 
勘测 (勘測)
勘破 

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  • 604th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 141 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (po4)broken • damaged • worn out • to break, split or cleave • to get rid of • to destroy • to break with • to defeat • to capture (a city etc) • to expose the truth of

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (po4)The component is pronounced as '' (pi2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

打破 
破坏 (破壞)
破产 (破產)
突破 

Uncommon

划破 
戳破 
拿破仑 (拿破侖)
捅破 
摔破 
撕破 
支离破碎 (支離破碎)
爆破 
看破 
破例 
破口大骂 (破口大罵)
破天荒 
破戒 
破损 (破損)
破晓 (破曉)
破案 
破洞 
破灭 (破滅)
破烂 (破爛)
破获 (破獲)
破相 
破碎 
破绽 (破綻)
破旧 (破舊)
破裂 
破解 
破译 (破譯)
破财 (破財)
破费 (破費)
破釜沉舟 
破门 (破門)
冲破 (衝破)
识破 (識破)
头破血流 (頭破血流)
点破 (點破)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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